False positive cases need urgent attention: UN
The United Nations’ Colombia office of human rights (OHCHR) on Friday criticized the sluggish pace of prosecutions regarding the thousands of extrajudicial killings of civilians by members of the armed…
The United Nations’ Colombia office of human rights (OHCHR) on Friday criticized the sluggish pace of prosecutions regarding the thousands of extrajudicial killings of civilians by members of the armed…
Colombian congressmen on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming that the controversial military justice reform is unconstitutional. “Our suit demonstrates that the [military’s] jurisdiction was augmented illegally, that is has large…
Human Rights Watch has slammed Colombia’s newly approved military justice reform as “a setback for human rights.” “The windows being opened to impunity are enormous,” Jose Miguel Vivanco, Latin America…
After constant criticism of Colombia’s proposed military reform from various human rights NGOs, Colombia’s congress is seeking to change the reform, local media reported Wednesday. Despite the Colombian government’s repetitious defense…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that there is sufficient evidence to believe that the killing of thousands of civilians by members of the Colombian armed forces was…
Colombia’s Inspector General dismissed six soldiers for falsely presenting two dead civilians as FARC guerrillas killed in combat, reported local media Friday. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez handed down a 20-year…
Nearly 800 cases relating to the killing of civilians by members of the armed forces will not be processed due to a revised definition by the Inspector General, newspaper El…
Human Rights Watch on Thursday sent a letter to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos slamming a proposed constitutional amendment “to expand the scope of military jurisdiction.” The group said the…
Human rights organizations said on Tuesday that the investigations of extrajudicial killings, known in Colombia as “false positives,” need to be “treated as crimes systematically produced and not as isolated…